Soccer

2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, beating out Texas and California for soccer’s showcase game. FIFA awarded the July 19 championship to the $1.

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Chukwu scores again as Canada downs Panama at CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

TOLUCA, Mexico — Captain Annabelle Chukwu scored her fourth goal in two games at the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship on Sunday, helping Canada to a 5-1 win over Panama.

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Inzaghi takes another step toward his 1st Serie A title as Inter beats Juventus to go 4 points clear

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan's players joyously celebrated as if they had won the league. They might not have — yet — but coach Simone Inzaghi took a potentially decisive step toward his first Serie A title on Sunday.

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Real Madrid concedes stoppage-time equalizer against Atletico, misses chance to take 4-point lead

MADRID (AP) — Just a minute away from beating its city rival for the second time in less than a month and taking a four-point lead of the Spanish league, Real Madrid couldn't hang on.

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Canada to stage 13 games at 2026 FIFA World Cup between Toronto and Vancouver

FIFA partially fleshed out the road map for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday, revealing Canada and Mexico will each host 13 games with the U.S. staging the remaining 78.

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Lacazette scores for struggling Lyon in 1-0 win over Marseille. Nice stays second

PARIS (AP) — Lyon secured a valuable win in its relegation fight when it beat Marseille 1-0 at home on Sunday in a contest between two storied sides sharing 17 French league titles.

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Egypt fires Rui Vitória after disappointing Africa Cup campaign costs another coach his job

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Egypt fired Portuguese coach Rui Vitória and his backroom staff Sunday following the team’s disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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A look at the factors affecting the expanded 2026 World Cup tournament schedule

FIFA acknowledges organizing the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup comes with a severely ramped-up degree of difficulty compared to 2022 in Qatar.

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Reyna makes debut off bench for Nottingham Forest in 1-1 draw at Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Gio Reyna made his debut for Nottingham Forest as a second-half substitute in the team's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Premier League title race gets a lot tighter as Arsenal beats Liverpool 3-1 after Alisson's errors

The Premier League title race just got a lot tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to claim a 3-1 victory over the league leaders on Sunday.

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